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M2 air 16gb or M3 pro 8gb for cs student (alien.top)
submitted 2 years ago by [B] to c/apple@hardware.watch
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M2 air 15-inch 16gb+512 SSD or M3 pro base(14 inch 8gb ram+512 ssd) for cs student. Will the 8gb enough for 4 yrs of b.tech? these prices were almost so there's no price point of view. I didn't see much difference(by reviews) and this is also the first time buying mac. is macbook air being without the fan going to be an issue? Overall for cs student I want to last long(not battery I know both were great so, I meant it's usability in upcoming future yrs). Is there big gap btw air and pro? Is there's some issues for cs student or general usability case? Thanks in advance for spending time :)

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[–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

In that case, if you are dead set on Apple (this is a case where looking at a windows laptop might make sense), I would go with the Pro 8. The Air seems to be for someone who is using it to scroll TikTok and browse the web. It’s not built for long working sessions and can overheat with the lack of fans with heavy use.

This is just my limited opinion though. I’m relatively new to the MacBook world, having spend 20 years with windows machines. Someone with more knowledge than I may be able to offer up a different view.

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